Metro Birmingham forecast: Warm and sunny

It was 59 degrees and foggy at 6 a.m. in Birmingham and Central Alabama is headed for warm, perhaps hot Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

In the forecast, today's fog should burn off early this morning and the day turn sunny with a high near 84 degrees. The one negative is the air quality alert in place for high ground level ozone in the metro area.

For the remainder of the week, the days are expected to be clear with highs daily of 90 or above, beginning Thursday. Lows are likely to be in the upper 60s to low 70s.

Some change may arrive on Monday, Memorial Day. The day is forecast to be mostly sunny but there will also be a 20 percent chance of rain. And, the high may fall just short of 90 degrees.

Tuesday, the first day back to work for most people also shows a projected 30 percent chance of rain with a high in the upper 80s.